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CHAPTER 272: LOCKDOWN
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2026-03-19 00:03:33
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The sound of the fetal monitor was a metronome counting down the seconds to disaster.Whoosh-whoosh. Whoosh-whoosh.It was too fast. 165 beats per minute. A tachycardia rhythm driven by the adrenaline flooding Aurora’s system.Aurora lay on her side, the position Dr. Evans had commanded, gripping the metal rail of the hospital bed that had been wheeled into the master bedroom. The IV line in her hand was cold, pumping magnesium sulfate into her veins to stop the contractions.It felt like liquid fire. It made her flushed, nauseous, and heavy."Dilated to three centimeters," Dr. Evans said quietly to the nurse. "She's thirty-four weeks. If we can't stop the labor pattern tonight, we're moving to the hospital for an emergency C-section."Aurora heard the words through a fog of heat and panic.Three centimeters.The door to the bedroom was open. In the hallway, Liam was pacing. He was on the phone, his voice a low, furious rumble. He was trying to stop the bleeding at Cross Industries, t
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